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The Guide Dog, Bevois Valley, Southampton
Southampton
SO14 6SF
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 9 of 10) see review guidelines
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Guide Dog
Hidden away in a back street, nothing much to look at from the street, and a fairly basic single-bar layout. However, on entering, you immediately notice that this is a proper beer-drinkers pub with an excellent selection of eight real ales chalked up on a couple of blackboards. The atmosphere is also warm and welcoming, with friendly staff and good-natured chat from the locals. My pint of Knights Porter from the Three Castles Brewery was first class and very reasonably priced at £2.60. I would happily have stayed to try a few more had time permitted, and you can see how it has regularly won the local CAMRA branch pub of the year. Not the easiest place to get to, but very much worth the effort.
On 9th September 2010
- rating: 9
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Guide Dog
Finding myself in Southampton for the evening, I made the lengthy, but ultimately worthwhile, trek from the train station to this charming back-street local’s pub.
There were 8 hand pumps, all in use when I arrived, serving up a mixture of familiar favourites and more obscure local brewers. I tried the Bowman's Elderado and Swift One and the Flowerpots Gooden's Gold, all of which were in top condition.
The pub started to fill up from around 6pm until it was packed to bursting point in the run up to Southampton's cup game that evening. The atmosphere was excellent, helped by the friendly and efficient bar staff. Saints fans will be pleased by the interesting prints and other such memorabilia that adorns the walls.
An absolute must for visitors to Southampton; I'll certainly be back the next time I'm in town.
On 22nd February 2010
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
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Nigel Sheppard left this review about The Guide Dog
A true back street local free house! You get a warm welcome from both the staff and locals and very soon feel like part of the furniture in this fantastic local free house with 8 real ales pumps all maintained in tip-top condition. The staff know their beers well and can advise on tasting notes or you can ask for a taster. There are beer festivals, belgium and forieng beers and a great ever changing selection of beers from around the UK. This has to be the best pub for atmosphere, friendly locals and most of all the largest selection of first class ales that helped it win pub of the year 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2009.. Do not miss it!
On 20th October 2009
- rating: 10
[User has posted 192 recommendations about 192 pubs]